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60-something with wide complex tachycardia: from where does the rhythm originate?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Inferior MI results in scar tissue which is a likely source of a re-entrant ventricular dysrhythmia. Angiogram: Severe coronary artery calcification Moderate to severe distal small vessel disease mainly seen in RPL1, 2 Otherwise, Mild plaque, no angiographically significant obstructive coronary artery disease.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. myocardial infarction), arrhythmias, valvular pathology, shunts, or outflow obstructions. In the cath lab, the patient’s blood pressure remained low.